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A quiet city that
gained in importance and increased its prosperity as a
ship-building yard at the time of the Maritime
Discoveries.
The sea has always
had a major influence on the life of the local
inhabitants, inspiring the motifs used in the famous
bobbin lace that has been produced here at least since
the seventeenth century.
Later, the techniques
and knowledge of this remarkable art spread all along
the rest of the northern coast of Portugal as far as
Galicia itself, and some of its beautiful products can
be appreciated at the local Lace Museum.
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(Information provided
by Portuguese tourism board)
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